Most people know the Willamette Valley for its pinot noir, but there’s another kind of vine that grows in abundance and produces a key ingredient in one of Portland’s favorite beverages: beer. Drive ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this August, 2013 photo provided by David Warren, Warren works on High Wire Hops farm in Paonia, Colo. The farm is among 13 ...

A single-engine Piper Comanche has room in its cargo hold for about a dozen big burlap sacks. Try to stuff in any more, and you’ll crush the precious green blooms inside the bags. But on this warm day ...

The growth in hop farming is directly related to the explosion of breweries, which numbered just under 200 across the United States 25 years ago, according to the National Brewers Association. As of ...

Colorado may not be the best-known hop growing region in the U.S., but according to experts, it is producing some of the best crops. This month, Billy Goat Hop Farm in Montrose took the top accolade ...

Once again, I have a few reporting tidbits left over after finishing up a story. (I hope this isn’t a bad habit developing.) This time the leftovers are about Yakima Valley’s hops coping with drought ...

The average beer nerd can’t score a badge to the Craft Brewers Conference, the brewing industry’s largest annual gathering. But starting next weekend, you can get a taste of some of the same beers ...

Not long ago, enthusiasts foresaw a day when many San Diego beers would feature San Diego hops, the oily cones that lend beer numerous enticing flavors and aromas. When the San Diego Hop Growers ...

PLATTSMOUTH – The floods of 2019 are in the rear-view mirror, but the dire impact continue. The owners of Midwest Hop Producers in Plattsmouth are shutting down their farming operation, after two ...